Old English Life of St. Mary of Egypt: An Edition of the Old English Text with Modern English Parallel-Text Translation by

Old English Life of St. Mary of Egypt: An Edition of the Old English Text with Modern English Parallel-Text Translation

Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies

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Mary of Egypt, a penitent prostitute and figure of female autonomy and authority, is a disconcerting and unconventional saint, especially in an Anglo-Saxon context. She is not the kind of model of idealized female virtue normally favoured by leadi...

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